{"id":2864,"date":"2026-07-25T15:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2026-07-25T15:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:20:37","slug":"ross-couch-staying-human-review-a-sophisticated-deep-house-groove-with-soulful-warmth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/ross-couch-staying-human-review-a-sophisticated-deep-house-groove-with-soulful-warmth\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Couch &#8211; Staying Human Review &#8211; A Sophisticated Deep House Groove with Soulful Warmth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ross Couch - Staying Human (Radio Edit)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T1wWDfggADE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ross Couch continues his remarkable run of quality releases with <strong>&#8220;Staying Human,&#8221;<\/strong> another polished addition to his ever-growing catalogue on Body Rhythm Records. 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